Recap of 12th December Civic Association Meeting

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Approximately ten people attended the Civic Association meeting on Thursday evening 12 December at Randolph School.

The agenda included:

We heard a presentation from John Vihstadt, chair of the Arlington Urban Agriculture Task Force (UPDATE: and now a candidate for the County Board seat replacing Chris Zimmerman).

Mr Vihstadt brought us up to date on the findings of the task force and their recommendations to update County agricultural regulations to the County Board, including those regarding the controversial issue of regarding ‘backyard’ hen-keeping.  Due to strongly divergent opinions on the issue among Task Force members, it seems unlikely that there will be a change to the current County policy regarding ‘backyard’ hen-keeping anytime in the near future.  A copy of Mr Vihstadt’s presentation may be found here [PDF].

Deborah Albert of Arlington Planning regarding the proposal to allow ‘jumbotron’ outdoor video screens in certain commercial zones.

As a part of the recent update to zoning ordinances,  a small number of large video screens (like used by WJLA Channel 7 in Rosslyn) will be allowed in a few commercial areas in the county.  Full details of the proposal may be found here [PDF].

Update:  This proposal was approved by the County Board on 17 December.

 

The next Civic Association meeting will be in late February 2014.

 

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Civic Association Meeting Thursday 12th December

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The next meeting of the Douglas Park Civic Association will be held Thursday 12 December 2013 at 7.30p in the cafeteria of Randolph Elementary School, 1306 S Quincy St.  Please enter the building through door 10.

On the agenda:

  1. An update on various construction projects around the neighborhood and in the Columbia Pike corridor.
  2. A brief presentation by John Vihstadt, chair of the Arlington Urban Agriculture Task Force regarding ‘backyard’ hen-keeping.  As you may know, the County Board has charged the Arlington Urban Agriculture Task Force with reviewing regulations regarding hen-keeping on private property in the county, as part of updating agricultural regulations in general in Arlington.  Mr Vihstadt will update us on the current status of the review and the forthcoming recommendations to the County Board.
  3. A brief presentation by Deborah Albert of Arlington Planning regarding the proposal to allow ‘jumbotron’ outdoor video screens in certain commercial zones.
  4. Other business.

All are welcome to attend.

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Civic Association Meeting Tuesday 19th November

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UPDATE: This meeting has been postponed. We will attempt to reschedule the presentation at a later date.

The next meeting of the Douglas Park Civic Association will be held Tuesday 19 November 2013 at 7.45p in the cafeteria of Randolph Elementary School, 1306 S Quincy St.  Please enter the building through door 10.

On the agenda:

  1. An update on various construction projects around the neighborhood and in the Columbia Pike corridor.
  2. We have a presentation by John Vihstadt, chair of the Arlington Urban Agriculture Task Force regarding ‘backyard’ hen-keeping.  As you may know, the County Board has charged the Arlington Urban Agriculture Task Force with reviewing regulations regarding hen-keeping on private property in the county, as part of updating agricultural regulations in general in Arlington.  Mr Vihstadt will update us on the current status of the review and the forthcoming recommendations to the County Board.
  3. Other business.

All are welcome to attend. The Douglas Park Neighbor News will be delivered to your doorstep the weekend of 16/17 November. The digital PDF copy is here.

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